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Why invest in your library?
St. Thomas Public Library is so much more than a place to find a good book! Connection is at the core of everything we do. With donors like you, we work to make sure that your library continues to be an essential part of both this city’s solid foundation and its limitless future. We believe our community deserves an excellent library!
Give today to fund programs and spaces for babies, school-age children, teens, and adults. Help us create a safe and healthy space for your community. With your donations, we’re able to connect people with the most-needed programs, books, and technology. We need you!
Any amount helps. Give online or in person, and please consider becoming a monthly donor. You can also make a donation in honour of a loved one! Your donation is an investment in your community.
Our Charitable Registration # is 12948-5967-RR0001.
Donate online
Online donations to the St. Thomas Public Library are handled through the donation software eTapestry. All transactions are secure and your personal information will remain confidential. We accept Visa and Mastercard online.
Donate in-person
Our staff are pleased to accept your donations in-person. We accept cash, personal cheques, debit, and credit card donations.
Donate by mail
If you would prefer to mail your donation, please print out this form. Please do not send cash in the mail.
Your form and payment can be mailed to:
Heather Robinson
Chief Librarian / CEO
153 Curtis St.
St. Thomas, ON, N5P 3Z7
All questions and comments can be sent to Heather Robinson, CEO, by calling 519-631-6050 ext. 8027, or emailing hrobinson@stthomaspubliclibrary.ca
Planned Giving
If you are interested in leaving a legacy gift to St. Thomas Public Library, please click below:
Library Champions
Public funding supports libraries, but often it is private gifts that make them flourish.
A donation in your name to St. Thomas Public Library will benefit the library forever. When planning your community bequests please consider making a lasting gift to your Library as part of your legacy. St. Thomas Public Library deeply appreciates the community commitment shown through by our Library Champions.
St. Thomas Public Library recognizes our Library Champions:
Planned Giving
Unexpected gifts to St. Thomas Public Library are always appreciated, but a well planned gift can often be more effective, for both the donor and for the Library. A planned gift is a charitable gift that you plan for now, but is not received by the Library until later. It is a very personal statement about the values you have embraced throughout your lifetime. The giving ideas highlighted on this webpage may provide a way for you to make the gift of a lifetime while providing significant benefits for yourself and your loved ones.
We recommend that you discuss any gift arrangement with your professional advisors in order to make the best decision for your estate and financial plans. We also welcome the opportunity to discuss the many gift planning opportunities with you in confidence.
We recognize and honour all individuals, businesses, service clubs, foundations and community organizations making donations or gifts-in-kind to the Library. If you prefer not to receive public recognition for your support, please let us know. Your privacy and right to give anonymously will be honoured.
There are many different types of planned charitable gifts. Please see below for more information on some of them.
- Bequests
Most often, planned gifts are made in the form of a bequest through a will. A bequest to the St. Thomas Public Library will ensure that you leave a lasting legacy to your library, while not affecting your present assets. You can set aside a specific dollar amount, leave a percentage of your estate, or leave any assets left over after you have provided for your family.
- Gifts of life insurance
Many people are unaware that a gift of a life insurance policy makes an excellent charitable gift without tapping into current assets. People sometimes have life insurance policies that have outlived their needs. Policies taken out to protect mortgages that have since been paid or educational plans that have been completed, for example, can make excellent charitable gifts. By irrevocably transferring ownership and naming the Library as beneficiary, you will receive a tax receipt for the cash surrender value of the policy.You can also name the Library as beneficiary or co-beneficiary of a policy, without changing ownership, and your estate will receive the tax receipt.Others wishing to give beyond their immediate resources find they can make a large gift by purchasing a new life insurance policy. If the Library is named the irrevocable owner and beneficiary, every premium payment made can qualify for a tax receipt.
- Charitable remainder trust
A charitable remainder trust involves a transfer of assets to a separately managed trust fund that provides you and/or a beneficiary with an annual payment for life or for a specified period of time. At the end of that time, the trust property passes on to the Library
St. Thomas Public Library is a registered charity. Our Charitable Registration # is 12948-5967-RR0001. Further information can be obtained by contacting Heather Robinson, Chief Librarian and CEO, at 519-631-6050 ext: 8027, or by e-mail at hrobinson@stthomaspubliclibrary.ca.